Big River Tony nominee Michael McElroy is the founder and director of the Grammy-nominated Broadway Inspirational Voices, who will perform in concert Feb. 15 at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill featuring special guests Billy Porter, Adam Pascal, Telly Leung, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Joshua Henry and more. McElroy, whose Broadway credits also include The Wild Party and Rent, shares the performances that most affected him as part of the audience.

This story was not a part of my history lessons in school ever. Theater has the ability to hold up a mirror to what we were and what we have or haven’t learned as human beings. And seeing this population tell this powerful story is amazing to me.

Michael, K. Lee, George Takei and Lea Salonga in Allegiance on Broadway
Photo by Matthew Murphy